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245		0	_aTibetan rituals of death/ _bBuddhist funerary practices _cGouin, Margaret
260			_aNew York: _bRoutledge, _c2010.
300			_a182 p.
505			_a1 Introduction Terminology Transliteration Inclusive language 2 The sources Tibetan material Non-Tibetan material Buddhism outside Tibet Bon 3 Before death 4 Immediately after death Spiritual concerns Consciousness transference {powa) Death horoscope Readings, prayers and bardo guidance Purification rituals Offering food to the deceased Practical concerns Planning the funeral: the role of the death horoscope Protection against malignant manifestations Reparation of the body Funeral procession Comments on activities undertaken immediately after death Spiritual concerns Practical concerns 5 Disposal of the body Burial (disposal in earth) Immersion (disposal in water) Cremation (disposal in fire) Activities at the cremation site Religious rituals Conclusion of the cremation ceremonies Self-immolation Exposure (disposal in air) Historical origins and the 'Parsi debate* Who qualifies for exposure? Who does it? How is it done? Religious observances at the disposal site Why is it done? 68 Speed and completeness of consumption Exposure and 'secondary burial' The charge of cannibalism 'Sky burial' in Western perception Treatment of remains From burial From cremation From exposure Bones for ritual use Hair Comments on the disposal of the body 6 Special cases Holy persons Preservation Cremation Remains Relics Nobility Children Old people 'Bad deaths' Comments on special cases of disposal 1 Post-disposal rituals of benefit and protection The transition through the intermediate state (bardo) The intermediate state The 49 Days Tlie nature of the 'bardo being' Rituals of benefit The name-card and the eflSgy Prayers and readings Bardo guidance Purifying the deceased's karma Severing attachment: cho Food offerings Making merit What if there is no body? Rituals ofprotection Protection against the deceased Protection against the death-demon The conclusion of the funeral rituals It depends on what you pay Comments on post-disposal rituals of benefit and protection
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